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McKay Bros' Grist Mill
Number 14 on the Burleigh map, mill site is one of the older landmarks in Caledonia. It was built in 1801 by Col. Charles Williamson, who was agent for Lord William Pultney concerning a massive tract of land--sold to Scottish immigrants on favorable…
Cottage Hotel, C.D. McKay, Prop.
Number 13 on the Burleigh map, the Cottage Hotel was managed by the peripatetic Charles D. ("C.D.") McKay, who previously had run the Globe Hotel in Geneseo, then the Cascade House at Portage, NY, and later went on to manage the McKay House in Perry,…
A.K. Fowler, Drugs & Medicines
Number 40 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, drugstore relocated here in 1890 from Lima but shortly thereafter was destroyed in the Caledonia fire of 6 February 1891. The first image shows an advertisement for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the sort of…
Caledonia Opera House
Number 10 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, the Perhamus Opera house was constructed in 1877 and for a time was a popular venue for local and traveling performances--here, an 1891 staging of Miles Medic's two-act comedy entitled "The Cool…
Ball & Donahue, General Store
Number 24 on the Burleigh map of Caledonia, this enterprise was run by George T. Ball and J.D. Donahue--the latter of whom continued the business as J.D. Donahue & Son.
Wally's Cabins, East Avon NY
East Avon gasoline station with modest cabins for travelers was located on the Avon-Lima Road beginning in the early 1930s. Later it was expanded and renamed Wally's Inn, then eventually Foster's Inn after its new owner John Foster. It was a popular…
Dam Construction at Ashantee
Two photographs taken by Martha Blow Wadsworth (wife of Herbert Wadsworth) show the building of a dam to power a mill at Ashantee, roughly where Littleville Road crosses Conesus Creek. The captions read: "Upper side of dam at Ashantee in process of…
Avon Voices: Technology Sound Files
Series of five short clips used to create an ArcGIS map tour of the same name. Included are...
Avon Free Library
Avon Free Library was used to house students after the school fire in 1961. Four kindergarten classes were taught there for two years.